Best Skelter Poems
Below are the all-time best Skelter poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of skelter poems written by PoetrySoup members
Helter Skelter
"I read the news today, oh boy" - Beatles
apocalyptic revelations spinning 'round inside my head/have me tossing keep me turning wide awake upon my...
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Categories:
skelter, confusion, corruption, fear,
Form:
Rhyme
......Helter Skelter......."Tertium guid...."
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Spending a few moments pondering
The syllogism of existentialism, and
All of the pages of histories
Finds, movements, theories and themes....
The intricities; complexities
Compounds; variables and factors
Real or...
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Categories:
skelter, historyhalloween,
Form:
I do not know?
Savage Garden
sergeant pepper smokes his stogie in a capsized submarine-
lucky lucy clad in yellow wears her purple diamond ring
rainbow demons play gin rummy on a sunlit...
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Categories:
skelter, allusion, society,
Form:
Rhyme
A Rattling RhymeRide of the Scarecrow Clan
(To: Mittens)
She was born in the corn on a cold misty morn,
the most beautiful cat on the farm.
(I must keep...
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Categories:
skelter, beautiful, cat, jealousy, magic,
Form:
Rhyme
Our Timeour
time
cashed out
way before
the meter expired
sending our dreams somersaulting
helter skelter to the whims of what never was planned
leaving fairy tales breathless, our favorite song, weeping still,...
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Categories:
skelter, lost love, love,
Form:
Fibonacci
American Dreams Smashed To SmithereensAMERICAN DREAMS SMASHED TO SMITHEREENS
Miss American pie has a dream -
whipped cream of tijuana brass.
Groovy tunes quit on smoking grass.
Frisbee LP like steaming saucers crash.
The...
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Categories:
skelter, america, baby, death, murder,
Form:
Free verse
The Last Good Days of InnocenceWe were a generation free of super-technology.
Yes, we had our records and tv
and the airlines for speedy travel. And yes,
there had been wars throughout...
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Categories:
skelter, people,
Form:
Free verse
Titanic- Fare Thee WellOn a fine April day, set out in the great cruise ship, Titanic,
Into the pelagic waters of Atlantic, with the weather alluringly sweet.
Plush it was...
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Categories:
skelter, angst, death, ocean, scary,
Form:
Rhyme
In a Crazy Zombie World(If you know the song, Winter Wonderland,
try singing the words of this to that tune!)
Zombies move, but seem vapid,
and their walk is not rapid.
But...
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Categories:
skelter, parody,
Form:
Rhyme
A Kneaded LifeI’ve watched him whither. He came to me a decade ago, stooped in pain. The fine-boned features of his face and the clarity of his...
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Categories:
skelter, age, dream, love,
Form:
Haibun
Autumn DelightAs cooler air replaces summer's heat,
Unbridled joy bursts forth so sweet.
Truly autumn is a wondrous time of year,
Ushering in cool breezes and warm cheer.
Metamorphosis turns...
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Categories:
skelter, autumn, seasons,
Form:
Acrostic
SentinelA sun reminds them through a dark cloud,
long before we are even asleep, or the moon is awake
and they reply, like guardians of simmering,...
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Categories:
skelter, light, night,
Form:
Free verse
Is There An Exclusive All-In-One Principle‘ In general, quantum mechanics does not predict a single definite result for an observation. Instead, it predicts a number of different possible outcomes...
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Categories:
skelter, philosophy, death, art, dark,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Categories:
skelter, river,
Form:
Free verse
Back For GoodAbsense makes the heart grow fonder
Did you miss me? A question for you to ponder
Even if you said you did not you are a liar
The...
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Categories:
skelter, death, time,
Form:
I do not know?